

Bamboo Blade
2007-10-02 · 24 min / episode · ★ 5.9
Tamaki’s reflexes catch the eye of Toraji, an awful Kendo instructor. His only hope for redemption: sign Tamaki as his star pupil. If Toraji can make her feel like part of the team, he might turn his girls into a fearsome sisterhood of the bamboo blade!
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- AIC A.S.T.A.
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
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Ryo HirohashiTamaki Kawazoe (voice)
Katsuyuki KonishiToraji Ishida (voice)
Megumi ToyoguchiKirino Chiba (voice)
Houko KuwashimaMiyako Miyazaki (voice)
Sachiko KojimaSayako Kuwahara (voice)
Rina SatoSatori Azuma (voice)
Daisuke SakaguchiYūji Nakata (voice)
Akira IshidaDanjūrō Eiga (voice)
Mai NakaharaReimi Odajima (voice)
Maaya SakamotoRin Suzuki (voice)
Tetsu InadaKenzaburō Ishibashi (voice)
Atsushi ImaruokaAkira Toyama (voice)
Chiwa SaitoShinobu Toyama (voice)
Kei ShindoKonatsu Harada (voice)
Yuichi IshigamiMasaru Iwasa (voice)
Kaori NazukaMei Ogawa (voice)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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